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For Immediate Release December 6, 2015 Contact: Cliff Weathers, Communications Director Mobile: 917-202-6854 Email: [email protected] Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay says, “We’ve got to close Indian Point, before it closes us.” Ossining, NY — Indian Point’s Reactor 2 was forced to shut down on Saturday, the latest in a string of mishaps at the nuclear power plant this year. The reactor was shut down after several control rods lost power. Operators were forced to shut down the reactor at 5:30 p.m. As of yet, Entergy, the nuclear plant’s owner, has not […]

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On Friday, November 20, Riverkeeper submitted its comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding the proposed remedies for the Poughkeepsie Manufactured Gas Plant brownfields site just below the Walkway Over the Hudson.

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Riverkeeper concurs with Cuomo administration office that finds Indian Point re-licensing would not be consistent with State coastal policies.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that, while some Superfund Site activities on the Hudson River will continue next summer, the agency has approved General Electric Co.’s (GE) plans to permanently remove and demobilize its massive dredging infrastructure.

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On October 19, a watchdog observed this coming out of a stormwater pipe, and discharging into the Sing Sing Kill, a tributary of the Hudson River in Ossining

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Hundreds of railroad ties that were swept into the Hudson River during Hurricane Sandy are now being removed as part of a cleanup effort by CSX Transportation.

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